The fifth Tata Open Maharashtra, which starts on December 31, will feature a competitive mates field led by worldno. 17 Marin Cilic.
Tata Open Maharashtra Features a Strong Field Led by Marin Cilic
The sole ATP 250 event in South Asia will include Cilic and 16 other top- 100 athletes.
Cilic, who won the 2014 US Open, has won this competition doubly, in 2009 and 2010, and he also advanced to the semifinals in 2018.
In addition to Cilic, the mates main draw will include five fresh top- 50 players Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands( ranked 35), Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland( ranked 40), Sebastian Baez of Argentina( ranked 43), Jenson Brooksby of America( ranked 48), and Alex Molcan of Slovakia( 50).
The cut- off for direct entry is 115, and 11 fresh top- 100 players are in the veritably competitive field.
In the 2022 season, Zandschulp shared in all four Majors, losing to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledonpre-quarterfinals and Roland Garros Round of 32. His topmost performance of the season, the Munich ATP 250, saw him finish in alternate place.
Ruusuvuori, the runner- up from the former event, made good progress throughout the time, picking up three palms over players ranked in the top- 20, while Baez shared in three ATP 250 events in the first half of the season, winning in Estoril and placing second in Bastad and Santiago.
Brooksby also had respectable success, making it to two tests( in Dallas and Atlanta), and he intends to contend all the way in Pune.
The southpaw Molcan made it to the tests in Lyon and Marrakech, where he defeated a top- 10 opponent in a surprise palm. Felix Auger- Alexis.
11 further players from the top 100 are contending in the fiercely queried event, where the cut- off for direct entry is 115.
All four Majors were played in by Zandschulp in 2022, still Rafael Nadal defeated him in the round of 32 at Roland Garros and the Wimbledonpre-quarterfinals. He also placed second at the ATP 250 in Munich, which was his stylish result of the time.
While Baez took part in three ATP 250 events in the first half of the season, winning in Estoril and finishing second in Bastad and Santiago, Ruusuvuori, the runner- up from the former competition, showed good development throughout the time, picking up three palms over players rated in the top- 20.
Brooksby also had fair success, making it to two tests( at Dallas and Atlanta), and he plans to contend all the way in Pune.
The southpaw Molcan made it to the tests in Lyon and Marrakech, where he defeated Felix Auger- Aliassime, who was ranked in the top 10.
The Maharashtra State Field Tennis Association will host the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune for the fifth successive time. The event is possessed by IMG and managed by RISE.
The event’s last two duplications took place during the first week of February.
still, by contending in Pune, the players may now prepare for the season’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open.
While the main draw will be queried from January 2 – 7, the qualification event will start on December 31.